Taxis in Galway - bad experiences?

galvianlord · 25-11-2008 01:17PM #1

Just had a bad experience there which makes my blood boil.

I use taxis in Galway quite a bit. If I was coming from home I would normally ring Galway Taxis as I have got to know quite a few of them over the years but if I am in town would just head up to the rank in the square and hop in the first cab in line.

This morning however I had to head for a meeting out in Terryland so ran up to the rank from work and hopped in. The driver had his earphones in but heard my destination and off we went. There was no small talk which was fine with me as it was early; got to my destination and the fare came to 7 euro or so with a tip, so I handed over 20, all i had on me. At which point he says dont you have ten on you? I said no ,sorry. And he started shrugging and humming and hawing and kind of making negative grunting sounds. I sat there and said well I can check and see if I could get change off someone in the place I was going to, at which point he snatched the 20 off me and put into his side door compartment.

Then he sat there. I put out my hand to get change and he just looked at me. I looked at him. I said, can I have my change please? He started shrugging and humming and hawing again, then rooted around in his purse a bit and put it back on his dashboard without offering me any change. Getting a bit angry at this point I said it a bit more forcefully, wondering whether I would ever get my change off this guy, and he let a roar out of him grabbed his purse again and threw the change at me - a tenner and three euro coins. I hopped out, livid!!!

Needless to say it wasnt a nice start to the day, sitting there for five minutes waiting for this asshole to give me my money back. Sorry for the long story but i needed to vent! any bad experiences like that to report?

workaccount · 25-11-2008 01:23PM

Wow. I hope you report him.

SimpleSam06 · 25-11-2008 01:24PM

galvianlord wrote: »

Needless to say it wasnt a nice start to the day, sitting there for five minutes waiting for this asshole to give me my money back. Sorry for the long story but i needed to vent! any bad experiences like that to report?

Not to put the cat among the pigeons, but was it a local driver or a foreign national?

Das Kitty · 25-11-2008 01:26PM

Fupping hell, that's quite extreme isn't it!?

I've not had many bad experiences with taxis to be honest, there's a lad going around at the moment what gives a good hell and damnation speil to all that dare enter his holy church of taxi, but he gets you where you're going for the appropriate price. :P

I was recently heartened by the honesty of a taxi driver who returned my iPhone after it fell out of my pocket in the taxi. It took him a while to figure out how to answer it but he came back and then wouldn't accept my thanks tip. He wasn't "local" either. I'd say one or two of them might not have been so honest.

Robbo · 25-11-2008 01:30PM

Generally, I have no trouble at all with taxis (apart from them parking like assclowns at ranks). I had one fella a few years ago who was probably more pissed than I was and a few that have no idea where anything is (setting the GPS for Barna road, unaware what the Corrib Great Southern was a hotel or it's whereabouts).

Drive on (in 5th gear by 26kmph) you drunk ferrying princes of the road!

flymacsky · 25-11-2008 01:40PM

Was he black or white ??

and how did he give you your change in 3 euros coins last time i checked the biggest coin was 2 euros .:rolleyes:

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 01:41PM

Isin't it against boards.ie rules to have more than 1 account? Nice site bannable offence I hope

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 01:44PM

flymacsky wrote: »

Was he black or white ??

What does that matter? Who cares if they're purple, it was pure ignorance

and how did he give you your change in 3 euros coins last time i checked the biggest coin was 2 euros .:rolleyes:

Eh, maybe you should go to Specsavers for an oul eye sight test? Read his post again, he clearly stated three euro coins, not 'a 3 euro coin'. You see, the 's' at the end of coins means plural :rolleyes: Stay in school kiddo, you need all the help you can get

Let me guess, you're skymacfly's 15 year old brother who plays CounterStrike and used his account to make posts :pac:

workaccount · 25-11-2008 01:46PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

Isin't it against boards.ie rules to have more than 1 account? Nice site bannable offence I hope

He must have got banned for that wired thread and re-joined straight away! and the first thing he does is post something smart in the forum where he got banned :rolleyes: and with an almost identical username. This kid is gonna win nobel prizes for his endeavours.

What a timebomb! and adds so much credibility to his persuasive argument against wired.

Das Kitty · 25-11-2008 01:47PM

I quite enjoyed reading his "see all posts" under his original username. Shows the true nature of the beast.

galvianlord · 25-11-2008 01:48PM

I didnt really want to mention whether he was a foreign national or Irish, an asshole is an asshole in my book regardless of nationality. But if it matters he would have been from Africa generally but I didnt quite get into his country of origin there. On the other hand last week I would have had another taxi, this time the driver was from Nigeria, he was really nice, chatted away about life and his life over there and how he ended up here etc

As to reporting him I didnt even look at the number I was so irate and went off and had a little hissy fit for myself.

AvrilLavigne · 25-11-2008 01:49PM

galvianlord wrote: »

three euro coins

flymacsky wrote: »

3 euros coins

:rolleyes: Being a smartass doesn't work for you!

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 01:50PM

workaccount wrote: »

He must have got banned for that wired thread and re-joined straight away! and the first thing he does is post something smart in the forum where he got banned :rolleyes:

What a timebomb! and adds so much credibility to his persuasive argument against wired.

And he clearly put so much effort into creating a new username, i'd never have guessed who he was! :pac:

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 01:52PM

galvianlord wrote: »

I didnt really want to mention whether he was a foreign national or Irish, an asshole is an asshole in my book regardless of nationality. But if it matters he would have been from Africa generally but I didnt quite get into his country of origin there. On the other hand last week I would have had another taxi, this time the driver was from Nigeria, he was really nice, chatted away about life and his life over there and how he ended up here etc

As to reporting him I didnt even look at the number I was so irate and went off and had a little hissy fit for myself.

You were better off not mentioning his colour skin/nationality, you'd have only been labelled as a racist by the PC crew (Thankfully there's feckall of them that lurk on the Galway forum

)

Das Kitty · 25-11-2008 01:52PM

I would have been scared, which I suppose was the intention. It probably won't be long before he gets stripped of his plate if that's his ploy. Don't let the asshole ruin the rest of your day (easier said than done!).

galvianlord · 25-11-2008 01:53PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

You were better off not mentioning his colour skin/nationality, you'd have only been labelled as a racist by the PC crew (Thankfully there's feckall of them that lurk on the Galway forum )

Yeah....now I am waiting to get crucified for saying Africa 'generally'....I find I rarely put a foot right here.....

Das Kitty · 25-11-2008 01:55PM

Is Africa not a country then, and South Africa not just a part of Africa?

Fey! · 25-11-2008 01:57PM

It's a shame you didn't get his number to report him. Did you notice a company name on the roof, or get a rough make/model/clour of the car? If he was with a company, they may be able to figure out who he was and have a word in his ear.

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 01:59PM

Das Kitty wrote: »

Is Africa not a country then, and South Africa not just a part of Africa?

According to my primary school days when they made us learn stupid fcuking songs, Africa is a Continent

"Af - rica, the Continent of Af - rica is sooooooo far awayyy" ... Then the song goes on about tigers n lions n other sh1te

galvianlord · 25-11-2008 01:59PM

Fey! wrote: »

It's a shame you didn't get his number to report him. Did you notice a company name on the roof, or get a rough make/model/clour of the car? If he was with a company, they may be able to figure out who he was and have a word in his ear.

TBH I dont remember seeing a company sign on the roof. Just plain number. I normally look to see if its Galway Taxis, kind of disappointed when it isnt!

Das Kitty · 25-11-2008 02:07PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

According to my primary school days when they made us learn stupid fcuking songs, Africa is a Continent

"Af - rica, the Continent of Af - rica is sooooooo far awayyy" ... Then the song goes on about tigers n lions n other sh1te

My world view is shattered!

25-11-2008 02:29PM

galvianlord wrote: »

TBH I dont remember seeing a company sign on the roof. Just plain number. I normally look to see if its Galway Taxis, kind of disappointed when it isnt!

I never trust the privately owned taxis. Don't know why. I just rather being in a Big O cab.

Though I find it odd whenever I ring them and they say, "for <my name>, is it?"

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 02:34PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I never trust the privately owned taxis. Don't know why. I just rather being in a Big O cab.

Though I find it odd whenever I ring them and they say, "for <my name>, is it?"

Caller ID which they then prob save your number on their DB, hardly rocket science

Zzippy · 25-11-2008 03:27PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

You were better off not mentioning his colour skin/nationality, you'd have only been labelled as a racist by the PC crew (Thankfully there's feckall of them that lurk on the Galway forum )

RACIST!!!!!!!!!11111111eleventyone!!!!!

galwayguy22 · 25-11-2008 03:32PM

Last time I was in a Taxi I puked all over it.

kayos · 25-11-2008 03:37PM

JohnCleary wrote: »

Caller ID which they then prob save your number on their DB, hardly rocket science

Also breaking the Data Protection Act as they dont ask can they store the information..... Same for a lot of food delivery places.

JohnCleary · 25-11-2008 03:46PM

galwayguy22 wrote: »

Last time I was in a Taxi I puked all over it.

Classy guy

hada · 25-11-2008 03:54PM

i've given up on taxis in galway.

i'm all about rickashaws. nothing like bringing a bird home in a rickashaw - that shows real class!

d-gal · 25-11-2008 05:07PM

last saturday night i got into a taxi in eyre square, i was with my girlfriend and since i was working the next day I was going back to mine and she was going back 2 hers. So i told the taxi driver both destinations and he turned around and shouted at me 'NO, only one place I drive!' :eek:
So after a bit of yelling and moaning I agreed to go back to the girlfriends house (knocknacarra) and I would get another taxi from there (back to salthill).
So once we stopped at hers the fee was €13 (overcharging of course), I took my wallet out, handed the guy €5 and told him if he didn't kindly f off I would report him to the police for being abusive and threatening. Usual shouting from him, he got out of his car and went for me, I pretended to ring the guards and he legged it

Moral of the story: don't trust the foreign independents, majority try and rob ya and are ignorant pr1cks
Galway Taxis all the way

biko · 25-11-2008 05:45PM

galwayguy22 wrote: »

Last time I was in a Taxi I puked all over it.

That's 50 euro fine isn't it?

cornbb · 25-11-2008 05:49PM

d-gal wrote: »

last saturday night i got into a taxi in eyre square, i was with my girlfriend and since i was working the next day I was going back to mine and she was going back 2 hers. So i told the taxi driver both destinations and he turned around and shouted at me 'NO, only one place I drive!' :eek:
So after a bit of yelling and moaning I agreed to go back to the girlfriends house (knocknacarra) and I would get another taxi from there (back to salthill).
So once we stopped at hers the fee was €13 (overcharging of course), I took my wallet out, handed the guy €5 and told him if he didn't kindly f off I would report him to the police for being abusive and threatening. Usual shouting from him, he got out of his car and went for me, I pretended to ring the guards and he legged it
Moral of the story: don't trust the foreign independents, majority try and rob ya and are ignorant pr1cks
Galway Taxis all the way

You gave the guy a fiver to take you from Eyre Square all the way out to Knocknacarra and threatened to ring the guards on him for attempting to collect the fare you owed him? Nice, real nice. There's an "ignorant pr1ck" somewhere in that story alright, I'm not 100% sure it was the taxi driver though.

Taxis in Galway - bad experiences?

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